Limits provide simple load management by limiting the number of tasks submitted by a specific ecflow_server.
suite test
limit l1 2
family f5
inlimit l1
task t1
task t2
task t3
.....
endfamily
endsuite |
In the 5 series, this has been extended to Family's.
When a family is limited, the child tasks are unconstrained. In this case, only two families can run at a time. All the tasks in the family can start at once
suite test
limit fam 2
family f1
inlimit -n fam
task t1
task t2
endfamily
family f2
inlimit -n fam
task t1
task t2
endfamily
family f3
inlimit -n fam
task t1
task t2
endfamily
endsuite |
In this case, we want family limits, but also want to constrain the tasks, such that one task in the active family can run.
suite test
limit fam 1
limit T
inlimit T
family f1
inlimit -n fam
task t1
task t2
endfamily
family f2
inlimit -n fam
task t1
task t2
endfamily
family f3
inlimit -n fam
task t1
task t2
endfamily
endsuite |